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by dcoke22
Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:48 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Question on external drive products
Replies: 3
Views: 224

Re: Question on external drive products

MakeMKV only tries to make an exact copy of what's on a disc. There's no upscaling or conversion or any of that. There are plenty of other programs that can take the output from MakeMKV and do that sort of stuff. Generally speaking, Pioneer drives are considered the best at reading discs. If you rip...
by dcoke22
Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:00 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Old version problem. The beta key does not work (?)
Replies: 7
Views: 12162

Re: Old version problem. The beta key does not work (?)

Hi, sorry I missed your reply. Thank you for answering. Could somebody please let me know where to buy a key to the Mac version? Is it through this link? https://www.makemkv.com/buy/ I just want to make sure the payment portal is safe. Thanks. Yes, that's the link to buy a license to MakeMKV. The s...
by dcoke22
Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:19 am
Forum: Advanced MakeMKV usage
Topic: Change FLAC encoder quality to 8
Replies: 1
Views: 281

Re: Change FLAC encoder quality to 8

Probably the easiest thing to do is make a new conversion profile with whatever flac settings you want. Conversion Profile On the fly audio conversion .xml files are just text files, editable in your favorite text editor. Your new conversion profile does not have to go back into app.tar. You can put...
by dcoke22
Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:47 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Question on external drive products
Replies: 3
Views: 224

Re: Question on external drive products

There are a bunch of threads on the forum on this topic. Here's a recent one.

With OEMs LG and Pioneer No Longer Manufacturing Drives
by dcoke22
Sat Jan 24, 2026 6:48 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors
Replies: 1
Views: 517

Re: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors

Have you tried gently cleaning the disc? Often even brand new discs benefit from cleaning.
by dcoke22
Sat Jan 24, 2026 6:46 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: File save fails in v1.18.2
Replies: 1
Views: 1140

Re: File save fails in v1.18.2

What do you mean by 'file save failed errors'? Are you using the same optical drive on both computers?

Do you mean MakeMKV spits out some errors about reading the disc and you don't get a .mkv file as a result? If so, what is the rest of the MakeMKV log say?
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 10:15 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Can't rip Shelby American/24 Hour War
Replies: 1
Views: 786

Re: Can't rip Shelby American/24 Hour War

If a disc spins endlessly in an optical drive that has a good track record of ripping discs, it generally means the optical drive can't 'see' the disc. That usually means the disc needs to be cleaned. Lots of discs, even brand-new fresh out of the package discs have an almost invisible film on them ...
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 10:01 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?
Replies: 10
Views: 1118

Re: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?

So, instead since I want to rip the BD's entire contents what are the steps to do so? And then do I end up with having a folder of sub folders on the HDD that I access via the Oppo's remote? Have you ever done this with an Oppo, Panasonic, Sony or other BD player's remote? On the first screen of Ma...
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:15 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?
Replies: 10
Views: 1118

Re: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?

Also, I don't have a server; hopefully, later this year. But one reason why I don't like doing DVD-much less BD-ripping is that my PC's system and storage drives are SSDs, and unlike HDDs you permanently lose free space even if you later "delete" any content. Modern operating systems use ...
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:03 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?
Replies: 10
Views: 1118

Re: How Do I Play Region B Blu-Ray Directly From Disc?

Haven't you had this conversation before? What software to fully read UHD Blu-ray?

I don't think anything has changed since then.
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 5:03 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: MakeMKV needs to have its beta key updated periodically.
Replies: 3
Views: 2310

Re: MakeMKV needs to have its beta key updated periodically.

Why does MakeMKV Beta expire every 60 days, and where can I find the current key when my version has expired? The post directly above yours includes links to where the current beta key can be found as well as a FAQ on the topic. As for why… the obvious answer is to encourage people to actually buy ...
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 4:59 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Dump submitted for Wicked: For Good
Replies: 2
Views: 621

Re: Dump submitted for Wicked: For Good

Bit of a silly question, but I just tried to rip The Wicked: For Good Blu-ray (American, Universal Pictures release) and the dump file that got created was MKB_v82_Wicked-_For_Good_8426.tgz. Note the difference in the last four characters. Does this mean I have a different version that needs to be ...
by dcoke22
Thu Jan 22, 2026 4:44 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Doctor Who Season 13 US Release - Newer version of AACS protection
Replies: 7
Views: 934

Re: Doctor Who Season 13 US Release - Newer version of AACS protection

For 4K UHDs, dumps from Pioneer drives can not generally be used for keyDB submissions. For regular blu-rays, dumps from Pioneer drives can be used for keyDB submissions. MakeMKV can use the keys provided by the public keyDB to decrypt discs with any brand of optical drive. Hey dcoke22, one update ...
by dcoke22
Wed Jan 21, 2026 9:59 pm
Forum: Forum and Website discussions
Topic: Blu ray rips stop early
Replies: 4
Views: 1378

Re: Blu ray rips stop early

It is the output in the bottom section of the MakeMKV window. If you have debug logging turned on (on the General tab in MakeMKV's preferences) when you start MakeMKV it'll print out where the log file is located on your computer. The log starts fresh every time you start MakeMKV.
by dcoke22
Wed Jan 21, 2026 6:17 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: ASUS-SBW-06D2X-U
Replies: 1
Views: 651

Re: ASUS-SBW-06D2X-U

Hi.. Is there an update for this. Drive Information OS Drive Name: D: Manufacturer: ASUS Product: SBW-06D2X-U Revision: A102 Serial Number: Firmware Date: 2121-06-28 13:41 Data Bus Encryption Flag: 1F LibreDrive Information Status: Possible, but not yet enabled Drive Platform: MT1959 Thank you very...